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This Week in Logistics News (March 25-29, 2019)

Talking Logistics

are set to launch on Friday [March 29, 2019], testing whether an old-school industry will embrace a new financial tool designed to protect cargo haulers and shippers against swings in freight rates.” The Volkswagen Industrial Cloud: A Manufacturing-Centric Supply Chain Operating Network. and one will track a national benchmark.

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Unease Remains in U.S. East and Gulf Coast Labor Talks

Supply Chain Matters

port is that of Philadelphia , which is ranked 50 th globally. Further noted was a statement from the CEO of the Long Beach terminal operator indicating that the automation plan aims to move twice as much cargo with the same workforce. Noted is that according to the World Bank’s Container Port Performance Index 2023 , no U.S.

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Top 25 3PL warehousing companies in 2020 (by revenue)

6 River Systems

It started in 1969 as DHL Air Cargo, and by the late 1970s, the company had expanded its operations and offered services throughout the world. FedEx is the largest cargo airline in the world in terms of scheduled freight tonne kilometers (FTK), a distinction the company has held since 2014, and it’s the fourth largest in terms of fleet size.